Acts 3:11

Acts 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
• New International Version (NIV)While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade.
• English Standard Version (ESV)While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.

Context of Acts 3:11

9All the people saw him walking and praising God, 10and they recognized that he was the one who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. So they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him. While he was holding on to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astonished, ran toward them in what is called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Fellow Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us, as though we had made him walk by our own power or godliness? 13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release him.

Acts 3:11 word by word

κρατοῦντος δὲ αὐτοῦ τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τὸν Ἰωάννην συνέδραμεν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῇ στοᾷ τῇ καλουμένῃ Σολομῶντος ἔκθαμβοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the lameχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• manκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• which was healedἰάομαιiaomai · to healG2390
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• ran togetherσυντρέχωsuntrechō · to flockG4936
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the porchστοάstoa · PorticoG4745
• that is calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• Solomon’sΣολομώνSolomōn Solomōn · Solomon'sG4672
• greatly wonderingἔκθαμβοςekthambos · astonishedG1569

Cross-references for Acts 3:11

• Luke 8:38The man from whom the demons had departed begged him earnestly to be with him. But he sent him away and said,
• Acts 2:6When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
• Acts 5:12Many signs and wonders were being done among the people through the hands of the apostles. They were all together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
• John 10:23Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s Colonnade.

Commentaries on Acts 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Held Peter and John - He felt the strongest affection for them, as the instruments by which the Divine influence was converted to his diseased body. In the porch that is called Solomon's - On this portico see Bp. Pearce's note, inserted in this work, John 10:23; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Held Peter and John - The word “held” means that he “adhered” to them; he “joined himself” to them; he was desirous of “remaining” with them and “participating” with them. “He clung to his benefactors, and would not be separated from them” (Prof. Hackett). All the people … - Excited by curiosity, they came together. The fact of the cure and the conduct of the man would soon draw together a crowd, and thus furnish a favorable opportunity for preaching to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The Beautiful Gate was probably the Nicanor Gate, made of bronze from the city of Corinth. It was on the east side of the temple (see Josephus, War 5.5.3). It had rich decorations of silver and gold plates on its panels. The gold and silver were heavier and more valuable than the plates on other gates. Solomon’s Colonnade was a covered place to walk on the east side of the temple (see Josephus, War 5.5.1–3; Antiquities 20.9.7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-11. Peter and John--already associated by their Master, first with James (Mr 1:29; 5:37; 9:2), then by themselves (Lu 22:8; and see Joh 13:23, 24). Now we find them constantly together, but John (yet young) only as a silent actor. went up--were going up, were on their way.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 3:11

• John
• Lameness
• Miracles
• Temple

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Commentaries on Acts 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings